Policies to Spur Energy Access. Executive Summary; Volume 1, Engaging the Private Sector in Expanding Access to Electricity; Volume 2, Case Studies to Public-Private Models to Finance Decentralized Electricity Access

Technical Report · Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 2015

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/1225524· OSTI ID:1225524

Walters, Terri ^[1]; Rai, Neha ^[2]; Esterly, Sean ^[1]; Cox, Sadie ^[1]; Reber, Tim ^[1]; Muzammil, Maliha ^[3]; Mahmood, Tasfiq ^[4]; Kaur, Nanki ^[2]; Tesfaye, Lidya ^[5]; Mamuye, Simret ^[5]; Knuckles, James ^[6]; Morris, Ellen ^[7]; de Been, Merijn ^[8]; Steinbach, Dave ^[2]; Acharya, Sunil ^[9]; Chhetri, Raju Pandit ^[1]; Bhushal, Ramesh ^[1]

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1. National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
2. International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), London (England)
3. Univ. of Oxford (United Kingdom)
4. International Center for Climate Change and Development, Baridhara (Bangladesh)
5. Echnoserve Consulting (Ethiopia)
6. Univ. of London (England). Cass Business School
7. Columbia Univ., New York, NY (United States)
8. Delft Univ. of Technology (Netherlands)
9. Digo Bikas Inst. (Nepal)

Government policy is one of the most important factors in engaging the private sector in providing universal access to electricity. In particular, the private sector is well positioned to provide decentralized electricity products and services. While policy uncertainty and regulatory barriers can keep enterprises and investors from engaging in the market, targeted policies can create opportunities to leverage private investment and skills to expand electricity access. However, creating a sustainable market requires policies beyond traditional electricity regulation. The report reviews the range of policy issues that impact the development and expansion of a market for decentralized electricity services from establishing an enabling policy environment to catalyzing finance, building human capacity, and integrating energy access with development programs. The case studies in this report show that robust policy frameworks--addressing a wide range of market issues--can lead to rapid transformation in energy access. The report highlights examples of these policies in action Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Mali, Mexico, and Nepal.

• Research Organization: National Renewable Energy Lab. (NREL), Golden, CO (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE
• DOE Contract Number: AC36-08GO28308
• OSTI ID: 1225524
• Report Number(s): NREL/TP-7A40-64460
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
energy access
energy policy
distributed energy
private sector
sustainable development
market
finance
capacity
case studies
Bangladesh
Ethiopia
Mali
Mexico
Nepal